Bed-davenport



C. W. MEVES AND F. G. HERRMANN.

BED DAVENPORT.

APPLICANON FILED JUNE 16, 19:9.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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WITNESSES C..W. MEVES AND F. G. HERRMANN.

BED DAVENPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1919.

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CHARLES W. MEVES AND FREDERICK G. HERRMANN, OF SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNORS TO SHEBOYGAN COUCH COMPANY, OF SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, A

CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

BED-DAVENPORT.

Application filed June 16. 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. Mnvns and F REDERIOK G. HERRMANN, citizens of the United States, and residents of Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bed-Davenports, of which the following is a description, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a davenport of the type convertible into a bed, and one which may be readily opened and closed by a single swinging movement of the seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a davenport with a few number of metal parts and to so arrange these parts as to permit the seat and bed sections to be compactly folded into a limited space, so that the davenport will have about the same dimensions as those of the non-convertible type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a davenport with a fixed back and to house all the parts connecting and actuating the bed sections at the sides of and be low the seat. Thus the usual preliminary lifting of the back is obviated and opening up of the davenport greatly simplified and the operator is also relieved of any danger from a falling movable back. i

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the bed davenport as herein claimed and all equivalents.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an end View of a bed davenport embodying the invention, shown in closed position, one end thereof being removed and the front board shown in section; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the davenport converted into a bed; Fig. 3 is a detail View, partly in section, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the numeral 4 designates an end frame, the other similar end not being shown but both connected to a fixed back 5 and to a swinging front rail 6. The rail 6 is mounted on apair of rail irons or swinging arms 7 pivotally mounted on pins 8 carried by plates 9 secured to the side frames. The front rail 6 is capable of swinging on these pivotal connections from its upright position shown in Fig. 1 to 1ts 1nclined. position shown in Fig. 2, 1ts move- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Serial No. 304.674.

ment being limited by means of links 10 pivotally connected at one of their ends to the arms 7, having slots 11 in their other ends in which stop pins 12 are mounted, said pins being carried by plates 13 secured to the side frame. The slot on each connect" ing link terminates in an enlargement or opening.through which the head of the stop pin may pass in assembling or taking down the device.

Each front rail iron 7 has a forwardly extending projection 14 at its upper end which is pivotally connected by a pin 15 to the lower portion of the bracket 16 secured to the frame of the seat member or cushion 17 near the front end thereof. On the pivotal connections thus formed the seat may be inverted from its upright position shown in Fig. l to its inverted position shown in Fig. 2. This simple swinging movement of the seat to its inverted position by the operator is utilized to bring the bed sections of the davenport from a position beneath the seat to extended operative position in the manner hereinafter described.

The seat member 17 has brackets 18 se cured to its frame near its rear end and a bed section 19 is connected to the brackets 18 and the upper portion of the bracket 16 in the following manner: The brackets 16 carry pins 20 upon. which the intermediate portion of links 21 are pivotally mounted, said links forming hinge members between the bed section 19 and another bed section 22, the ends 23 and 2 1 of said links being respectively pivotally connected to said bed sections. The front end of the bed section 19 carries pins which are slidably mounted in inclined slots 26 communicating with short horizontal slots 26" in the brackets 18. Both bed sections have the usual spring fabric supporting structure for the mattress and the hinge links 21 are connected together by a transversely extending brace bar 27, to which the. pins 20 are also secured.

The rear portion of the bed section 22 has depending brackets 28 carrying pins 29 offset from the main frame of said section and slidably mounted in slotted members 30. Each of said slotted members 30 has an inclined slot 31 communicating with a short horizontal slot 32 and forming therewith a cam projection or stop seat 33.

The seat section is provided withthe usual foldable legs 34 and when it is in its closed position its outer portion 35 rests upon the front rail 6, though when in inverted position the entire seat is moved away from the front rail. This feature of the construction enables the front rail to be upholstered separately from the seat and obviates the use of'foldable hinge coverings usually em ployed in convertible bed davenports.

The parts are so mounted that when they are in closed position the bed sections 19 and 22 are disposed beneath the seat and the other parts at the sides of and beneath the seat. The seat section in its closed position is supported at its forward end upon the front" rail 6, as previously described, and rests upon the bed section 19 which is sustained in horizontal position at its front end by its connection with the seat and rests at its rear 'end upon a support 22.

T 0 change the device to its bed'form the operator grasps the rear end of the seat member or cushion 17 and draws it upwardly and forwardly and over to inverted position, during which movement it swings on the arms 7 and at the same time these arms also swing about the pins 8 and at the same time also this swinging movement of the seat moves the section 19 and the links 21 with it, thereby carrying the section 22 upwardly, its movement being guided by the slot 31 and finally by the slot 32, and when the pins 29 reach the end of the slots 32 and the rails 7 have been stopped in their swinging movement by the pins 12 reaching the ends of the slots 11, then, as'the seat 17 moves over to its final position, the links 21 are swung to a horizontal position in line with the section 22. In this position the bed sections are supported at the points 8, 12, 20, 25, 29 and the legs 34. To return the parts to closed position the movement of the seat section is rev'er'sed from that of opening and as it is swung over to closed position the movements of the parts connected therewith are reversed from that previously described and J themovement of the pin 29 by its striking the cam projection 33 and also by the fact that at this time the seat section is swinging about the point 15 and thereafter the section 22 is guided by the pin 29 sliding down the slotted portion 31 and the section 19 is turned down to a position in abutting engagement with the bottom of the seat, as shown in Fig. 1.

' It is to be understood that these bed sections are of suitable length for a bed and that the width of the bed is determined by the ends of the bed sections when in extended position.

ing the bed sections the davenport may be readily converted into a bed without interference from the back. as the turning and forward movement of the seat together with the guide members do and swinging of the arms 7 moves all parts forwardly away from the fixed back 5.

The present invention dispenses with many of the heavy metal parts usual in bed davcnports without sacrificing strength and results in the saving of cost of manu faciu 'e. It is easy to operate and beii'ausc of the advancing and receding pivotal connections and swinging front rail, the davenport seat may be made as low as the standard height of a stationary davenport. As there are no coi'inections behind the back or the seat the over all depth of the davenport is come spondingly reduced to approximately the standard depth of stationary davenports. The seat may be made with a spring edge on all sides or with a hard edge on the sides and back and a spring edge in front. as desired.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bed davenport, the combination of a frame, a pair of swinging arms mounted on said frame, a front rail mounted on said arms, means for limiting the swinging movement of said arms, a seat member swmgingly mounted on the outer ends of said arms, hinge links pivotally connected to the seat member at its forward end, guide and supporting brackets fixedly secured to the seat member at its rear end, a bed section connected to said hinge links and supported by and slidable with respect to said brackets, a second bed section connected to said hinge links at one end, and slotted guide and supporting members secured to said frame and connected with the other end of said second bed section.

2. In a bed davenport, the combination of side frames, a fixed back, a pair of swinging arms mounted on said side frames, a front rail mounted on said arms, means for limiting the swinging movement of said arms. a seat member swingingly mounted on the outer ends of said arms, hinge links having their intermediate portions pivotally connected to the seat member, slotted brackets secured to the rear portion. of the scat 1ncmher, a bed section carrying pins slidably mounted in the slots of said. lnackets and also pivotally connected to one of the ends of said hinge links. a second bed section connected to said hinge links at .one end and carrying pins at its other end, and slotted guide and supporting members secured to said side frames adjacent the seat and receiving the pins of the second bed section, the inverting of the seat moving said bed sections forwardly and upwardly clear of the back to extended alined position.

3. In a bed davenport, the combination of a frame, a pair of brackets secured thereto and having forwardly and upwardly in clined slots communicating with short horizontal slots in their upper ends with stop seats at the rear ends of said horizontal slots, a pair of swinging arms monntedon the frame, means for limiting the swinging movement of said arms, a vseat member swingingly mounted on the outer ends of said arms, hinge links pivotally connected to the seat member below its bottom, slotted brackets secured to the rear portion of the seat member, a bed section having pins slidably mounted in the slots in said seat brackets and pivotally connected to one of the ends of said hinge links, and a second bed. section pivotally connected to said hinge links and carrying pins mounted in the slots in said first named brackets.

at. In a bed davenport, the combination of a frame, a pair of brackets secured to said frame and having forwardly and upwardly inclined slots communicating with short horizontal slots in their upper ends with 011 said seat brackets and front and rear sections pivotally connected with the intermediate section, slotted seatbrackets secured to the rear portion of the seat member, pins on the front section slidable in slots in said slotted seat brackets, and pins in the rear section mounted in the slots in the first named brackets.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. MEVES. FREDERICK Gr. HERRMANN.

Witnesses:

A. F. HENoKEL, F RANK R. Fnonrrmon. 

